Dirigible-headlight support.



c. F. NEEB.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT SUPPORT. APPLICATION men JAN/2851916.

1,1 9 1 ,720. Patented July 18, 1916.

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A TTOR/VE Y8 C. F. NEEB.

D| R|G|BLE HEADLIGHT SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED lAN.28,1916.

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WITNESSES:

IIVI/ENTOR 6 f/Veefi n ATTORNEYS Patented J lily 18, 1916.

CASIMIR F. NEEB, or s. E. 1 SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 139,. IBILLINGS ooUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.

DIRIGIBLE-HEADLIGHT SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1916. Serial N 0. 74,765.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASIMIR F. NEEB, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident clear, and exact description.

' My invention relates to the type of automobile lamp-supporting means in which provision is made for turning the lamps as the steering knuckles are turned so that the lamps will always be disposed toward the direction of traveling.

An object of my invention is to provide lamp-supporting means of the class referred to adapted to be readily applied to an automobile without changing the construction of the latter.

Theinvention also has for its object to provide lamp-supporting means of the indicated character improved in various par ticulars with a view to provide a simple construction and reliability in operation.

The invention will be particularly explained in the specific description following.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lampsupporting means embodying my invention, showing the same applied to an automobile; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, showing the improved lamp-supporting means on each side of the automobile; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken on the line 33, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail in longitudinal vertical section on the line 4-4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail in transverse vertical section and on an enlarged scale, the section being taken on line 55, Fig. 3; and Fig. 6 is an inverted sectional plan view on the line 66, Fig. 5.

'My invention is shown applied to a known form of automobile, the numeral 10 indicating the front axle, 11, the steering knuckles, 12 the knuckle arms, and 13, the cross-connecting rod of the knuckle arms.

My improved lamp-supporting and turn serve to secure the fixtures in lngmeans'include fixtures 14 having forked upper ends to receive the connecting rod 13. The said fixtures are used in a pair, one for each lamp, and they are received between collars 15 shrunk on the cross-connecting rod 13 so that a movement of the said rod in either direction will carry with it, the said fixtures 14:. Each fixture includes also a bearing block 16 received between the fork Patented July 18, 1916.

of the said fixture at the upper side of the rod 13. Transverse bolts 17, passing through the "said forks and through the block 16, I place, the bolts having suitable nuts 18.

To the forward side of each fixture 14, one end of a link 20 is connected by a horizontal pivot 12, said link extending forwardly and having its opposite end connected by a vertical plvot 21 to the rear end of an arm 22, sa d arm having a sleeve 23, which is recelved on the squared lower end 24 of the The rod 25 extends through a vertical sleeve 27 which is secured, by a clip 28, to the vehicle spring 29, the said clip receiving the spring laterally and being fastened by bolts 30, or the like. The lamp rod 25. is vertically slidable also in a sleeve 31 above the sleeve 27, to the lower end of which sleeve 31, a nut or collar 32 is threaded, the collar being made fast to said sleeve by a set screw 33, or equivalent means. The rod 25 is round as at 25 where it takes the sleeve 27 and has vertical corrugations at the periphery above said round part. Said corrugations of rod 25, have engagement with the sleeve 31 or its collar 32, or both, to cause a turning of the said sleeve when the said rod is turned, the collar being corrugated in the example shown. The sleeve 31 turns in an outer sleeve 34 which is carried by a clamp or clip 35, said clip fitting laterally on the chassis upright lamp-rod 25. A set screw 26, in the sleeves 27, the details of one of said sleeves being shown in Fig. 5, in which it will be seen that atransverse bolt 38, extending through the clip and through the adjacent wall of the sleeve 34, serves to hold said,

sleeve in position. The head 38 of the bolt 38 has a swivel connection with the sleeve 34 and the connection is near the .upper end of the sleeve, the swivel permitting a relative swinging movement of the clip 35 to dispose the sleeve vertically to aline with the lower sleeve and properly-receive the lamp rod 25 even though theposition of the clip 35 on the chassis might not be-perfectly vertical. The bolt 38 has a suitable nut 39 and, is necessary, a key 40 to prevent the nut from turning. 0n the sleeve 31 at the top of the sleeve 34,'a second collar 41 is secured to said sleeve 31 by a set screw.

With the described construction, the pivots 19 permit of properly alining the link 20 and arm 22 without accuracy in the fitting of the parts and also a vertical vibration is permitted due to any slight relative verticalmovements of the fixtures 14 and ment with the knuckles and regardless of the vibration of the vehicle parts. In addition to the simplicity and strength of the'parts and the ease of adjustment, positive operation of the lamps is insured at all times.

Having thus described my invention I claim' as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: v

1. A lamp supporting and operating means of the class described including a fixture having means to secure the same to the knucklewonnecting rod of an automobile, a link connected at one end to said fixture by a horizontal pivot, an arm pivoted at its rear end to the opposite end f the said link by a vertical pivot, an uprigh lamp rod to which the opposite end of said arm is secured, and elements in which the lamp rod is mounted to turn, said elements including means to secure the same in vertical alinement and res ectively to avehicle spring and to a vehicle rame. j 2. A lamp supporting and operating means including a fixture adapted for attachment to the knuckle-connecting rod of an automobile to be moved by said rod, an

upright lamp rod havingconnection with said fixture for turning said lamp rod by a movement of said fixture, and: means in-. cluding an upper and a lower sleeve adapted vehicle spring, in which sleeves the said lamp rod is adapted to turn, the said rod being vertically slidable in the upper sleeve.

3. A lamp-supporting and operating m eans including a fixture adapted for attachment to the knuckle-connecting rod of an automobile to be moved by the said rod, a vertical lamp rod, connections for turning said rod by a movement of said fixture, a clip adapted to laterally receive a vehicle spring and having a sleeve thereon in which the lamp rod is adapted to turn, a clip adapted to laterally receive a frame member of an automobile and having a sleeve in which the lamp rod is adapted to turn, and to slide, and means to secure said clips in position.

5. A. lamp-supporting and operating means including an upright lamp rod, means connected. with the lower end of said lamp rod and adapted to turn the same, the said rod having a round portion adjacent to its lower end, a sleeve embracing the said round portion of the lamp rod and in which sleeve the lamp rod is adapted to turn, means to secure said sleeve to a vehicle spring to move vertically with the movements of the spring,

a second sleeve above the first sleeve and in which the lamp rod is adapted to slide, said second sleeve having means. engaging with ,the lamp rod to be turned by the latter, a

third sleeve embracing 'thesecond sleeve and in which the second sleeve isadapted to turn, and means to secure the third sleeve to a 1 vehicle frame above the first sleeve.

6. A lamp -support-ing and operating means including an upright lamp rod, means connected with the lower end of said lamp rod and adapted to turn the same, the said rod having a round portion adjacent to its lower end, a sleeve embracing the said round portion of the lamp rod and in which sleeve the lamp rod is adapted to turn, means to secure said sleeve to a vehicle spring to move vertically with the movements of the spring, a second sleeve above the first sleeve and in which 'the lamp rod is adapted to slide, a collar threaded on the lower end ofthe second sleeve, said collar and the adjacent portion of the lamp rod having mating vertical ,corrugations to permit a relative sliding of the lamp rod and cause a turning of the lamp for separate attachment to a chassis and to. a rod to turn said corrugated collar and the EM second sleeve, a third sleeve surroundin the name to this specification in the presence of second sleleve and in which the seconlrll s fievg tWo subscribing Witnesses. is ads. te to turn means to secure t e t ir sleeve to a vehicle frame above the first CASIMIR NEEB' 5 sleeve, and a collar on the second sleeve above Witnesses the third sleeve. 7 MARION G. ANDERSON,

- In testimony whereof I have signed my (3030. H. GORDON. 

